Iran Pol e Firouzeh (Iran, Bridge of Firouzeh)

Brief explanation;

• I'm doing a 3 panel painting (60*120 cm), oil on canvas.
• Named: Iran Pol e Firouzeh (Iran, Bridge of Firouzeh).

IN a sense that Firouzeh is a precious stone, originated in Iran. With this title I'm trying to introduce Iran, as an old country with rich culture, unique and meaningful traditions, despite the fact that all we hear now is about it's political situation.

• The painting has a narrative theme, portraying  Iran's new generation (specially females); who are looking forward for modernism but at the same time preserving and respecting the old traditions.
• Choosing my characters wasn't really hard, because I was looking for the ideal characters and finding such is usually easy.

                         1st panel: An ideal, modern guy that suits today's standard.

                         2nd panel: The prettiest  and the most famous face of the Qajar era; her name is said to be Shirin; and been married to Mozafaredin shah. (Second important king of the Qajar dynasty) 

                         3rd panel: A prince from the Qajar dynasty. 

• Creating the right Composition was the most challenging and time consuming part of this project, because beside keeping the balance and making it look interesting; I needed a composition that would tell the story clearly.